I... somehow thought that'd already been done, possibly in one of those old Dell or Gold Key comics from the 1960's. Not with anything like certainty, but when I saw the topic, I thought it was just a rediscovery, not something new.

I don't know how credible this is. I can only think that someone is really hard up for ideas.

This is far from the first time Star Trek has had an unusual crossover, so I don't think this is unlikely. There have been Star Trek cross overs with X-Men, DC's Legion of Superheroes, and Doctor Who. I think there have been more than that, but I'm not positive. Some of the comics I have read seemed like they expected some knowledge of different '60s TV shows, but I don't know for sure what ones.

I suppose that they could do it as an alternate world story. A planet where apes, such as chimps, gorillas and bonobos evolved to be the dominant species instead of humans. Although, I think that might have before, elsewhere... Come to think of it, it has. Monkey Planet the Pierre Boulle book that inspired all the POTA films classic and rebooted, is about exactly that.

Just one slightly OT question. I finally got to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes last night. The apes, especially the chimps, seem to be extremely fast, agile and strong. I have never seen an ape in real life - a few species of monkey, but not apes. Are they really that fast and agile? I realise that the film makers could have enhanced their abilities for dramatic purposes, and to make them seem scary.

Just one slightly OT question. I finally got to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes last night. The apes, especially the chimps, seem to be extremely fast, agile and strong. I have never seen an ape in real life - a few species of monkey, but not apes. Are they really that fast and agile? I realise that the film makers could have enhanced their abilities for dramatic purposes, and to make them seem scary.